Whether you're in the market for a marriage proposal or just want to daydream about it, your guy could learn a thing or two from the epic celebrity engagements of our time.

Declarations of love and a delicious meal? We say "yes!" Justin Theroux reportedly made Jennifer Aniston cry when he proposed at a favorite eatery, New York's Blue Hill, on his 40th birthday.

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Let It Snow

Sizzle before a crackling fire, like Justin Timberlake, who asked Jessica Biel to marry him during a snowy vacay to Jackson, Wyoming.

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All in the Family

Brad Pitt made it a family affair, asking longtime love Angelina Jolie to seal the deal in front of their brood of six. Including your families in an engagement is one way to score bonus points with the in-laws!

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Birthday Bauble

How about a birthday gift you'll never forget? Sofia Vergara's beau Nick Loeb made her b-day extra special when he popped the q while hiking the Mayan ruins in Mexico.

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Home Sweet Home

There's no place like home, even for your engagement. Liam Hemsworth surprised Miley Cyrus at her Los Angeles manse. But keep your cool, guys: she knew it was coming after he "looked at her funny."

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Cupid's Arrow

Cynics might find the Valentine's Day proposal a bit cheesy, but, hey, it worked for Snooki and Jionni LaValle. Is there a conversation heart that says, "Will you marry me?"

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Big Adventure

If Prince William can pack an heirloom ring in a rucksack, so can your man! The royal said he carried Kate Middleton's sapphire engagement rock around for almost two weeks before proposing in Kenya.

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Full Disclosure

Not into surprises? The rare girl might appreciate a heads-up. Hours before Alec Baldwin proposed to his now-wife Hilaria Thomas in Montauk, N.Y., he tipped her off. "We're very organized," she quipped.

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Check In

A change of scenery can up the ante on a romantic engagement. Tom Sturridge asked Sienna Miller to marry him by filling a hotel suite with flowers at the Ritz in Paris.

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Love's a Beach

Sand, surf, and sunsets = dream proposal. Crooner John Legend asked model and Cosmo crush Chrissy Teigen to marry him on a sexy beach in the Maldives.

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Under the Tree

Make Christmas even merrier! Matthew McConaughey asked Camila Alves to take the plunge on Christmas Day, then tweeted, "just asked Camila to marry me, Merry Christmas." Or give the gift of a Hanukkah or Kwanzaa proposal.

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History Repeating

Venture back to the place where you first fell for each other. Singer Josh Kelley proposed to Katherine Heigl in the Venice Beach bungalow where they met, back when she appeared in one of his music videos.

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Landmark the Spot

Go big or go home with an engagement at a worldy locale! Tom Cruise popped the q to Katie Holmes atop of the Eiffel Tower. (Unfortunately that didn't end well.)

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Keep It Sweet

Make your engagement sweeter than candy, like Nick Cannon, who asked Mariah Carey to marry him with a candy Ring Pop that had a real engagement ring embedded inside. Nom nom nom.

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Take your commitment to the next level—literally. Then-law student Henry Hager made Jenna Bush hike up Maine's Cadillac Mountain (at 4 a.m.!) before getting down on bended knee.

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